Fire Protection Podcast

The Canadian Fire Alarm Association (CFAA) is a member-supported, non-profit association established in 1973 to unite and support Canada's fire alarm industry. Today, we have over 400 members and over 3000 registered fire alarm technicians.

Troy Life & Fire Safety Ltd. is a private corporation established in 1979. It focuses on customer service, offering Canada's comprehensive lineup of fire alarms, fire suppression, and security pr...

Dyne Fire Protection Labs is an independent testing laboratory serving customers throughout the world. They provide quick, easy, and accurate testing with our free kits and shipping for most kits, and their test reports are in your inbox in five business days.

Inspect Point is a software platform that helps fire & life safety professionals run their business from inspection to collection. With Inspect Point, businesses like yours c...

In this conversation, experts from Potter delve into IntelliView, a cloud-connected platform, discussing its origins in nitrogen generators and its expansion to integrate various Potter products like fire alarms and leak rate monitors. They highlight the evolution toward cloud connectivity, integrations into IntelliView, and advancements in fire and sprinkler systems. The discussion covers topics such as emergency wireless communic...

 0:02 - Intro
1:25 - Looking Up Everywhere You Go
3:40 - Who is Matt Bass?
3:57  - A Great Mentor
8:26 -  The Importance of Giving Back
9:51 -  My Trusty NFPA 25 Handbook
10:45 -  YouTube Videos
12:28 -  NFPA 25 Inspectors Group
14:57 - Open Feedback
15:42 -  Hey, There’s Bob Caputo!
16:23 -  Not to Name Drop but Tracy Demy, Ralph Bliss, Tom Parish
17:15 - “Just When I Thought I Was Out…”
17:49 - Need a Job in Antarctica?
20:22 - A Love of Help...

 0:02 - Intro
 3:20 - The History of SDi and Detector Testers
 4:55 -  Cable Strippers and No Climb Products
 6:33  - SDi and Detectors Taking over the World
11:44 -  Codes and Standards all over the Globe
14:34 - Must be Well-Rounded
15:38 -  New Technologies in Detection
16:26 -  Cans of Smoke vs. Electronic Smoke
17:20 -  Canned Smoke is not Dolphin  or EPA-friendly
20:41 - The Rick and Oliver Show
21:01 -  Cans of Smoke are Hazardous in ...

 0:02 - Intro
 3:20 - Almost a Lawyer
 4:10 -  Navy Vets in Fire Protection
 6:33  - Mentors
 9:20 -  Bob is Humble
11:42 - Teaching
12:18 - The Godfather of All Things Fire & Life Safety
14:35 - DOL Approvals
17:20 - COVID Taught Us About Virtual Training
17:38 - New AFSA Location in Texas
18:21 - Labs & Classrooms
21:20 - Electronic Reporting & Transmitting is the Way to Go
22:39 - NFPA Annex is a Great Tool
23:50 - Terradactyl Bytes
24:13 - T...

0:06 -  Fire Protection Terminology
 2:34  - Intro to Scott MacRitchies
 3:39  - Steve /Ulmer & the Buffalo Bills
 5:00 -  A Found Industry
 5:17  - Drew has been in Fire Protection for 20 years
 5:40 -  LBX Global & Smart Infrastructure
 7:04  - FireM
 7:45 -  Fire Panel Data Points
 8:22  - Capturing Insights 
 9:20  - Upgrading what is already in Place
10:10 - My Dishwasher tells me when it's finished 
11:00 - Connected IoT
12:23 - Pain Poi...

0:05 - Intro
1:15   - Todd has been on the FPP before (Episode #38)
1:25  - Intro to Industrial Fire Protection (IFP) and SEVO Systems
3:20 - Todd's favorite Special Hazard
4:37  - Moynihan Train Hall's fantastic flame detectors
5:40 -  Fire Detection is the Brains of it 🧠
5:54  -  IFP & Clean Energy
6:26  - Energy Storage System (ESS) Market
6:49 -  Lithium Ion Batteries
7:41  -  Importance of Detection
8:17  -  What are we trying to prote...

 0:05 -   Drew's Intro
 0:30  -  Who is Peerless? 
  1:20  -  The #1 Fire Pump City is NYC 
  1:30  -   What is Travis's Background?
  2:20  -  The Digital Transformation 
  3:15   -  Fire Protection World lags in Digitalization
  5:05 -  When you Need a Fire Pump, you Really Need a Fire Pump
  5:40  -  Code Cycles
  6:01 -    Smart Systems in a Home vs. for Fire Pumps
  7:02  - Lots of Data Collected
  7:07 -  Data Can Now Come to You
  8:00...

 0:15 -   Drew's Intro from Antarctica 
  1:39  -  Intro from Canada
  1:54 -   Shout out to Troy Life & Fire Safety 
  2:09  - Conversion to Listed Antifreeze
  3:20  - What is out there?
  4:17   -  Sean, who are you? 
  5:30 -  Supply Chain
  5:50  -  NFPA25 and Older Systems
  7:34  -  Is a Dry System Better?
   9:18   - Will there be a TIA?
 10:07 -  How Many Old Systems are Out there? 
   11:13 -  The Contractor Still has the Liability
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0:15 -   Introduction
2:10   -  Remember the Pandemic?
3:09 -  The Pre-Engineered Systems Niche 
6:04  -  Why a Dry Chemical System?
7:20   -  NFPA420 - Extraction Booths
13:03 - The Restaurant Industry is Evolving
14:05 - Ventless Solutions & Fireballs
16:14  -  More Electric Appliances in Restaurants
23:42 - More Rigorous Standards, Testing, Reporting, and Repairing 
28:18  - Labor Shortage
32:06 - Recession, but Everybody Has to Eat
33:50 ...

0:41 -   Peter’s Introduction
2:56 -   SSi Background
4:52 -   Greensol & Clean Agent Protection
9:20 -   SNAP (Significant New Alternative Policy) / Eco-Friendly
11:05 -  What is FirePASS?
16:47 -  Secondary Systems?
17:44 -  Room Integrity & FirePASS
23:30 - SSi Battery Solution & Lithium-Ion Fires
26:50 - Peter’s Experience as an Executive Director of the CFAA
29:20 - Importance of Standardized Documentation 
33:43 - Peter’s Perspective a...